What's On at UWA

The biodiversity of the deep seas of the southwest of Western Australia has not been previously studied. At the end of 2005 scientists teamed up for the ‘Voyage of Discovery’ to sample the biota at depths of 100 to 1100 m from 118 stations at 19 sites between Barrow Island and Bald Island. This (...)

Sarah completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Biomedical Science and Molecular Biology with Honours (1A) at Murdoch University in 2004. Sarah began her PhD at The University of Western Australia in 2005, researching the possible mechanisms of disease associated with mutations of the (...)

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an emerging biomedical imaging modality that depth-resolves reflected light to produce images with micrometer-scale resolution and millimeter penetration depth into tissue. To enhance the capabilities of OCT, magnetic nanoparticles have been employed as (...)

This presentation is on short period (< 5hrs, seiche frequency band) larger amplitude sea level oscillations along the coastline of Western Australian generated by metrological disturbances, known as "meteo-tsunamis". Inspection of tide gauge data along with weather records reveals (...)

More Australians than ever volunteer and the online world offers new and varied ways to donate one’s time and expertise.

Come and be inspired when a panel of high-profile leaders from not-for-profit organisations (and one for-profit organisation) share their tales and the passion that (...)

A free public lecture by Alain Aspect, Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique, Palaiseau, France.

Is light a wave or a particle? After many centuries of debate, involving giants such as Newton, Huygens, Young, Fresnel, Maxwell and Einstein, the final answer of quantum (...)

A symposium exploring the culture and ethics of the use and ownership of living material, from the cell to the whole body, in art, science, law and philosophy.

The body is increasingly being transformed into commodity and media, put on display, fragmented, manipulated, preserved and (...)

Neutron stars are of great interest to nuclear physicists, because the state of matter in their cores (a few times nuclear density, but very sub-relativistic temperatures) cannot be probed directly in terrestrial laboratories. Possibilities for this matter range from almost entirely nucleonic to (...)

Developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan have come to occupy central place in determining the future directions of global stability. The discussion of a shift from counter-terrorism to counterinsurgency, the need for an exit strategy and the future scenarios in the region have attracted attention (...)

The strength of a teaching portfolio or award submission often rests on the quality of evidence provided to support it. This session will examine what constitutes robust evidence.

At the end of the session, you will:

better understand the importance of evidence within your (...)

The strength of a teaching portfolio or award submission often rests on the quality of evidence provided to support it. This session will examine what constitutes robust evidence.

At the end of the session, you will: - better understand the importance of evidence within your teaching (...)

Professor Herzog is regarded among the international leaders in muscle mechanics and biomechanics. He is the director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary, where he is Dean of Reserach in the Faculty of Kinesiology, and holds a Canada Research Chair in Molecular and (...)

The President and Committee of the Western Australian branch of the Australian College of Educators invite Fellows, Members and guests to celebrate on the occasion of the 2010 Walter Neal Oration and Awards Evening.

This evening is a chance for the College to acknowledge outstanding (...)

Oron Catts is Director of SymbioticA, The Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts, School of Anatomy and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia. He is also a Visiting Professor of Design Interaction, Royal College of Arts, London. Oron Catts is an artist, researcher and curator whose (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Peter McNamara (Stanford)

will speak on

Factorial Schur Polynomials from the viewpoint of the Six Vertex Model

at 1pm Tuesday 10th August in MLR2

Abstract: The factorial Schur polynomials, also known as (...)

Plasma is the most abundant state of matter in the universe. While it can be found in many astrophysical objects, such as stars and giant planets, it is now also readily accessible in laboratories using intense ultra-short laser irradiation. Dense plasma is highly ionized matter near solid state (...)

This workshop will cover aspects of using 'New Media' in large classes.

PROGRAM From novelty to normalisation (M.Pegrum, UWA Graduate School of Education); Podcasting in large classes (N.Longnecker, UWA Science Communication Program); Morning tea; Platforms for 'publishing' student work ( (...)

Dr. Matt Hipsey, Research Asst. Prof. at School of Earth and Environment (SEE), will give the talk outlined below on Weds Aug 11th at 4pm.

All welcome!

ABSTRACT: Significant hydro-climatological change in South-Eastern Australia has resulted in a dramatic reduction in flow (...)

Ralph Martins’ career in Alzheimer’s disease has spanned 25 years and resulted in over 200 publications in mid to high impact journals. He established the McCusker Foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease Research. In 2004, Martins was appointed to the inaugural Chair in Ageing & Alzheimers at (...)